6 February 2020 News releaseFemale genital mutilation (FGM) exacts a crippling economic as well as human cost, according to World Health Organization (WHO).“FGM is not only a catastrophic abuse of human…
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that the world should reject President Donald Trump's Middle East plan, which he said would limit Palestinian sovereignty…
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the UN Security Council Tuesday in a bid to rally international support against the Trump administration’s Middle East peace proposal, but members will not…
February 6, 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI, or Star Wars) program was developed in the US in the 1980s with the aim of providing a hermetic defense against…
In the wake of reports that the Navy may cut shipbuilding in its upcoming budget request, Esper said he is “fully committed” to building a fleet of 355 ships or larger. But…
African leaders on Sunday condemned US President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan as illegitimate, taking advantage of an African Union summit to voice solidarity with “the Palestinian cause”.
Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday Ankara would do what is necessary if Syrian government forces try to block military reinforcements to the observation posts in last rebel-held…
Video footage surfaced on social media on Sunday of large Turkish military convoys transporting heavy weapons through Syria’s Idlib, as Turkey seeks to reinforce its observation posts amid the Syrian army’s advancement in the northeast province. Elizabeth Tsurkov of the Foreign Policy Research Institute shared videos of columns of tanks, armoured vehicles, jeeps and supply shipments crossing through towns.
One report claimed that it was no coincidence that the coronavirus was largely absent from the US and Israel.
